Table 5 Effect of age, breed, study areas and body condition score on trypanosome prevalence
Factors | Prevalence by PCR | X 2 | P-value | Prevalence by PCR | X 2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | overall (%) | Pathogenic (Tc + Tv + Tb) (%) | |||||
Age | |||||||
 Young (0–2.5) | 171 | 92 (53.8) |  |  | 54 (31.6) |  |  |
 Mature (3–5) | 574 | 332 (57.8) | 11.93 | 0.003 | 159 (27.7)* | 13.68 | 0.001 |
 Old (6–12) | 431 | 202 (46.9)* |  |  | 83 (19.3)* |  |  |
Body condition | |||||||
 Poor (0–2) | 148 | 80 (54.1) |  |  | 52 (35.1) |  |  |
 Good (3–4) | 967 | 516 (53.4) | 0.449 | 0.799 | 220 (22.8)* | 17.31 | 0.000 |
 Very good (5) | 61 | 30 (49.2) |  |  | 24 (39.3) |  |  |
PCV | |||||||
 PCV < 25 | 109 | 64 (58.7) | 1.931 | 0.165 | 49 (45.0) | 18.476 | 0.000 |
 PCV > 25 | 944 | 488 (51.7) |  |  | 241 (25.5)* |  |  |
Sex | |||||||
 Male | 283 | 147 (22.4) |  |  | 84 (29.7) | 5.76 | 0.018 |
 Female | 968 | 510 (77.6) | 0.048 | 0.439 | 220 (22.7)* |  |  |
Breed | |||||||
 Gudali | 649 | 351 (54.1) |  |  | 185 (28.5)* |  |  |
 White Fulani | 60 | 35 (58.3) |  |  | 30 (50.0) |  |  |
 Red Fulani | 57 | 30 (52.6) | 46.79 | 0.000 | 23 (40.4)* | 58.19 | 0.000 |
 Namchi (Doayo) | 205 | 71 (34.6)* |  |  | 34 (16.6)* |  |  |
 Kapsiki | 205 | 139 (67.8)* |  |  | 24 (11.7)* |  |  |
Areas | |||||||
 Vina | 283 | 152 (53.7)* |  |  | 22 (7.8)* |  |  |
 Faro et Deo | 196 | 116 (59.2) |  |  | 88 (44.9) |  |  |
 Mayo Rey | 316 | 159 (50.3)* | 47.28 | 0.000 | 135 (42.7) | 166.41 | 0.000 |
 Faro | 176 | 60 (34.1)* |  |  | 27 (15.3)* |  |  |
 Mayo Tsanaga | 205 | 139 (67.8) |  |  | 24 (11.7)* |  |  |